MF144 Women in the Military
Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
Mazie Hough and Carol Toner
Interview date
6-19-2001
Interview location
Augusta, Maine
Time
00:32:02
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Abstract
Donna Loring, interviewed by Mazie Hough and Carol Toner, June 19, 2001, at the CATS Library in Augusta, Maine. Donna talks about enlisting in 1966; training in California and going to Vietnam; serving in the Military Occupational Specialty Signals Corps and as a soldier of the Women’s Army Corps. Text: 9 pp. transcript. Time: 01:20:59. Restrictions: None. Approval to release provided by James Francis of the Penobscot Historic Preservation Committee, 2024-02-23.
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Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History | Women's History
Birth date
October 1, 1948
Location
Indian Island, Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
Maine
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
Native American
Ethnic group
Penobscot
Occupation
Retired police officer; author, broadcaster, and tribal representative of the Penobscot Nation in the American state of Maine
Civic groups
ALANAA
Branch of service
U.S. Army
Service Unit
Communication Center Company C, 44th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Group, 1st Signal Brigade
Dates of service
1966-1972; Vietnam November 1967 - November 1968
Date of entry
1966
Service entry
Enlisted
Location of Service
U.S. Army Vietnam Communication Center, Long Binh, Vietnam
Awards & Ribbons
First Signal Brigade Presidential Citation; Vietnam Service Ribbon; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; National Defense Ribbon; Certificate of Achievement 160th Signal Group, 1st Signal Brigade, U.S.A.
Wars & Conflicts
Vietnam War
Battles & Engagements
Tet Offensive, 1968
Entry Rank
E-1 Private
Highest Rank
E-3 Private First Class
Exit Rank
E-3 Private First Class
Headings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States Army; Women soldiers; Communications, Military
Collection name
Women in the Military
Collection number
MF144
Item number
NA3207
Recommended Citation
Loring, Donna, "Donna Loring, interviewed by Mazie Hough and Carol Toner, Part 2" (2024). MF144 Women in the Military. 90.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf144/90
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